Bird stomped to death Coralville, IA (US) Incident Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2007 County: Johnson Local Map: available Disposition: Alleged Charges: Misdemeanor Alleged: Christopher Lee Mason Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

Case ID: 11369 Classification: Kicking/Stomping Animal: bird (wildlife) View more cases in IA (US) Drugs or alcohol involved Login to Watch this Case

A Coralville man faces charges of animal abuse and felony drug possession after police accused him of stomping a bird to death and trying to hide marijuana in bushes on Linn Street on Tuesday.

Christopher Mason, 30, was standing by a building at 13 S. Linn St. at 1:53 a.m. when he kicked a bird to death, "leaving blood and feathers all over the ground as well as his shoes," according to a police complaint dated Tuesday.

Iowa City police said they then saw Mason place a package in some bushes as he tried to walk away from the scene. That package contained several bags of marijuana, police said.

Mason now faces a Class D felony charge of controlled-substance violation and an aggravated misdemeanor charge of animal abuse.

On Tuesday afternoon, Mason was being held in Johnson County Jail on $12,500 cash-only bond.

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